Early development of bacterial community diversity in emergently placed urinary catheters
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Approximately 25% of hospitalized patients have a urinary catheter, and catheter associated urinary tract infection is the most common nosocomial infection in the US, causing >1 million cases/year. However, the natural history of...
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BMC
2012-06-01
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Series: | BMC Research Notes |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/332 |